MSPO Stories
We have met some wonderful people and witnessed some incredible impacts of the MSPO scheme which deserves to be shared.
These stories provide a wider look at the many facets of Malaysian palm oil from the farmers and their tales to events inspired by the MSPO. As our journey towards the certification of all palm oil operations in Malaysia under the MSPO scheme continues, we hope you find these stories as inspiring as we do.
A Smallholder’s Story: From the Plantation, to Studying Abroad
Embracing the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification transformed our smallholder family’s life in Sabah. It improved our farming practices, provided market access, and ensured financial stability, enabling me to pursue higher education abroad and dream of contributing to sustainable agriculture.
Co-existing with Elephants - The Sabah Softwoods Experience
Human-elephant conflicts have been widely reported in Sabah this year. An estimated two thousand Pygmy elephants roam the landscape in Sabah and have been known to wander into areas with human activities which is when human-elephants conflicts arise.
SAVING THE ORANGUTANS AND ELEPHANTS IN SABAH
The Chief Minister of Sabah, Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Mohd. Shafie bin Haji Apdal proposed a new population survey on orangutans and pygmy elephants in March 2019. Participants of the survey include conservationists and scientists from the University of Nottingham-Malaysia campus, Cardiff University through its research centre, Danau Girang Field Centre, WWF Malaysia, HUTAN and the Sabah Wildlife Department.